The Sanskrit Drama in its Origin, Development, Theory & Practice c10.s5.41

c10.s5.41

*kāṣṭhād agnir jāyate mathyamānād: bhūmis toyaṃ khan-yamānā dadāti* *sotsahānāṃ nāsty asādhyaṃ narāṇām: mārgārabdhāḥ sar-vayatnāḥ phalanti.* ‘Fire ariseth from the rubbing of timber; the earth when dug giveth water; nothing is there that men may not obtain by effort; every exertion duly undertaken doth bear fruit.’ A profound truth, the rareness of gratitude, is emphasized in the *Svapnavāsavadattā*:³